Learning Autodesk Forma

4h 49mBeginner2025-01-09

Authors

Paul F. Aubin

Author and Consultant

Course details

Forma is the latest cloud-based platform included with the Autodesk AEC Collection. Its easy-to-use AI-powered tools help architects, designers, and AEC professionals perform early stage design and validation in an efficient, interconnected way. In this course, instructor Paul Aubin covers the essentials of leveraging the powerful features of Forma, including its collaborative design tools, real-time data and analytics, AI-driven analytical design functionalities, and more. Along the way, learn how to utilize Forma's sustainability tools to evaluate environmental impact and energy efficiency. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and skills you need to seamlessly integrate Autodesk Forma into your workflow, enhancing your design processes and outcomes.

Learning objectives
Understand the basic functionality of Autodesk Forma.
Use Forma to create site and project context for AEC projects.
Design for early site and conceptual design.
Perform building analysis including energy, noise, solar, and wind.

Skills covered

FormaArtificial Intelligence for DesignProduct and Industrial DesignAI Productivity ToolsVideoAutodesk3D ModelingPhotographyGraphic DesignVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingLearningAnimation and IllustrationBusiness Software and Tools

Concepts

Introduction

Welcome to Autodesk Forma
What you should know

What Is Autodesk Forma

The Autodesk Forma platform
Accessing Autodesk Forma
Create or access a hub
Home screen
Explore the demo project
Managing projects
Inviting members
Member access to various hubs

Establishing Your Place in the World

Create a new project and choose its location
Order additional project data
Edit layers in your project
Editing and duplicating the project base layer
Import low resolution local project data
Import high resolution local project data
Setting site limits and constraints

Early Conceptual Design

Edit your first proposal
Create basic buildings
Create line buildings
Create houses
Vegetation
Roads and other site items

Create a Complex Building Form

Duplicate a proposal
Create a compound building form
Add a basic building to complete the rough form
Using and editing floor plans
Establish building functions for building sections
Explore building metrics
Customize floor plans
Using floor plan templates
Parking
Adding the Testfit parking extension
Using 3D Sketch to create custom forms

Analysis and Building Performance Studies

Analysis basics
Establish the extent used to perform an analysis
Perform a Sun hours analysis
Perform a daylight potential analysis
Perform a wind analysis
Perform a microclimate analysis
Perform a noise analysis
Perform a solar analysis

Presenting and Sharing Designs

Using a Forma board
Export a proposal
Export to Revit

Conclusion

Next steps